Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB941 Compare Versions

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1	1	89R2676 AMF-F
2	2	By: Paxton S.B. No. 941
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7	7	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
8	8	AN ACT
9	9	relating to a screening for the risk of commercial sexual
10	10	exploitation of certain children.
11	11	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
12	12	SECTION 1. Section 266.012(a), Family Code, is amended to
13	13	read as follows:
14	14	(a) Not later than the 45th day after the date a child enters
15	15	the conservatorship of the department, the child shall receive a
16	16	developmentally appropriate comprehensive assessment. The
17	17	assessment must include:
18	18	(1) a screening for trauma; [and]
19	19	(2) a screening for risk of commercial sexual
20	20	exploitation using a validated screening tool selected by the Child
21	21	Sex Trafficking Prevention Unit established under Section
22	22	772.0062, Government Code; and
23	23	(3) interviews with individuals who have knowledge of
24	24	the child's needs.
25	25	SECTION 2. Section 221.003(b), Human Resources Code, is
26	26	amended to read as follows:
27	27	(b) A juvenile probation department must, before the
28	28	disposition of a child's case and using a validated risk and needs
29	29	assessment instrument or process provided or approved by the
30	30	department, complete a risk and needs assessment for each child
31	31	under the jurisdiction of the juvenile probation department. The
32	32	risk and needs assessment must include a screening for risk of
33	33	commercial sexual exploitation using a screening tool selected by
34	34	the Child Sex Trafficking Prevention Unit established under Section
35	35	772.0062, Government Code.
36	36	SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.